If Ke$ha has her way, the revolution, apparently, will be AutoTuned. After all the squabbles with her record label, the Iggy Pop cameos and the talk of rebellion on her new album, “Warrior” comes off feeling about as subversive as sneaking an empty pint glass out of the bar. Sparkling production and some great club beats should keep this in heavy rotation. Groaner lines like “It’s pretty obvious that you’ve got a crush / That magic in your pants, it’s making me blush” will ensure it sounds best at one in the morning after a few too many “warm wine coolers.” The album succeeds when Ke$ha sticks to the party anthems and doesn’t try to annoint herself the voice of the unhinged generation. To lift a line from Gomez: “I’m not worried about your state of mind, you’re not the revolutionary kind.” Grade: C-

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